The National Electoral Council (CNE) of Honduras called for “patience” on Tuesday as it launched a manual count of votes in one of the closest presidential elections the country has seen in more than a decade – a contest over which US President Donald Trump has threatened to cut off aid to the country.

Vote counting has been held up by technical difficulties with the results website. As of the latest count in the November 30 election, right-wing candidate Nasry Asfura was said to be holding a narrow lead, though the race remains effectively a “technical tie” and no official winner has yet been declared.

Trump has publicly endorsed Asfura and threatened to cut off United States aid to Honduras if his preferred candidate does not win. He has also accused CNE of “trying to change” the out

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